Texas: David Reutimann race notes

REUTIMANN FINISHES TENTH AT TEXAS AFTER RELINQUISHING LEAD FOR FUEL
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 11, 2005) -- David Reutimann finished
tenth in his No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra after being forced to
relinquish the lead for fuel at Lap 159.

REUTIMANN FINISHES TENTH AT TEXAS AFTER RELINQUISHING LEAD FOR FUEL

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 11, 2005) -- David Reutimann finished
tenth in his No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota Tundra after being forced to
relinquish the lead for fuel at Lap 159. Reutimann led laps 155-158 in
the 167-lap event.

"I really didn't even know that I led the race," said
Reutimann. "We had to come in for fuel because we were a few laps
short. We couldn't have made it."

Starting 23rd, Reutimann entered the top-15 by Lap 86 with a
loose-handling truck.

"We didn't have the best truck," said Reutimann.
"We've had better trucks at Texas before. The guys kept working
on the truck to make it better. They did an incredible job and their pit
stops were solid as usual. We pitted around Lap 31 for a wedge adjustment
under caution. About Lap 75 under caution, we came in for tires and more
adjustments. I'm not completely satisfied with a top-10 finish, but
we'll be better when we come here in November."

After pitting again at Lap 95, Reutimann positioned his truck in the
top-10 by Lap 136. As competitors ahead of Reutimann pitted for fuel, the
No. 17 NTN Bearings Toyota advanced into the top-five three laps later.

"We were able to run in the top-five, lead a few laps and come
away with another good finish," said Reutimann. "I feel like we
raced really smart. I feel like we should have finished better, but
it's still a solid finish for us."

At Lap 155, Reutimann took the lead. Knowing their truck
couldn't go the distance without stopping again for fuel, crew chief
Jason Overstreet radioed for Reutimann to pit at Lap 159.

"We came down pit road for a splash of gas under green,"
said Reutimann. "It's unfortunate that we couldn't make it on
fuel. It was a situation that everybody had to pit again for fuel near
the end of the race."

Reutimann's tenth-place finish follows his top-five finish at
Dover International Speedway last week. Reutimann is now 12th in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings heading into Michigan
International Speedway next weekend.

"I'm ready to get back to Michigan," said Reutimann.
"We ran in the top-10 there last year. At the end of the race, we
were running 11th. We ended up being involved an accident on the last lap
of the race. We were trying so hard to advance that we got together with
another truck. Unfortunately, we finished 24th. Our goal this weekend at
Michigan is to break into the top-10 in the points standings."

Live race coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at
Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, June 18th begins at 3:15
p.m. EDT on SPEED Channel. MRN Radio will broadcast the event.